Billing code 62320: Epidural injectionMedicare rate & RVUs in Austin
Reports a cervical or thoracic interlaminar injection of a diagnostic or therapeutic substance when the procedure is performed without imaging guidance.
In Austin, Medicare pays $168.66 for 62320 in the office and $88.44 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.
Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 62320 nationwide
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
On this page 11 sections
What 62320 covers
This code covers an interlaminar injection into the cervical or thoracic epidural or subarachnoid space using a diagnostic or therapeutic substance, such as local anesthetic or steroid. It is commonly performed by pain medicine physicians, anesthesiologists, or other clinicians treating cervical radicular pain or thoracic spinal pain in an outpatient setting. The service includes needle or catheter placement for the injection, but it is not the code for ongoing infusion through an indwelling catheter. Imaging guidance is not included.
Report the code when documentation identifies the cervical or thoracic region, interlaminar approach, injected substance and clinical purpose, and confirms that imaging guidance was not used. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, Medicare pays the highest-valued procedure in full and reduces the others by 50%. Medicare does not pay an assistant-at-surgery claim for this code; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
How Austin compares for 62320
Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 62320 runs from $146.46 in Arkansas to $210.13 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). Austin pays $168.66. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.
- Austin · this page$168.66
- Beaumont · Texas$154.36−$14.30
- Brazoria · Texas$161.71−$6.95
- Dallas · Texas$162.81−$5.85
- Fort Worth · Texas$161.92−$6.74
- Galveston · Texas$162.24−$6.42
- Houston · Texas$166.09−$2.57
Other areas in Texas first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.
Every other payment area
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Rest Of TexasTexas | $157.99 | $86.04 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)California | $181.63 | $91.93 |
| Dc + Md/Va SuburbsDistrict of Columbia | $185.05 | $95.74 |
| MiamiFlorida | $178.40 | $99.47 |
| ChicagoIllinois | $173.65 | $97.45 |
| ManhattanNew York | $187.39 | $99.29 |
| Alaska*Alaska | $196.27 | $115.52 |
| AlabamaAlabama | $148.39 | $82.04 |
| ArkansasArkansas | $146.46 | $81.33 |
| ArizonaArizona | $159.62 | $86.15 |
| BakersfieldCalifornia | $171.43 | $88.34 |
| ChicoCalifornia | $170.80 | $87.71 |
| El CentroCalifornia | $170.84 | $87.74 |
| FresnoCalifornia | $170.80 | $87.71 |
| Hanford-CorcoranCalifornia | $170.80 | $87.71 |
| MaderaCalifornia | $170.80 | $87.71 |
| MercedCalifornia | $170.80 | $87.71 |
| ModestoCalifornia | $170.80 | $87.71 |
| NapaCalifornia | $195.04 | $95.11 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-VenturaCalifornia | $180.48 | $90.86 |
| ReddingCalifornia | $170.80 | $87.71 |
| Rest Of CaliforniaCalifornia | $170.80 | $87.71 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-OntarioCalifornia | $173.09 | $89.99 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-FolsomCalifornia | $178.48 | $90.30 |
| SalinasCalifornia | $177.79 | $89.92 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-CarlsbadCalifornia | $181.40 | $90.72 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)California | $205.58 | $98.67 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)California | $205.34 | $98.43 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)California | $210.13 | $100.80 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)California | $209.16 | $99.82 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso RoblesCalifornia | $175.01 | $88.65 |
| Santa Cruz-WatsonvilleCalifornia | $182.69 | $90.56 |
| Santa Maria-Santa BarbaraCalifornia | $178.30 | $89.90 |
| Santa Rosa-PetalumaCalifornia | $184.49 | $91.38 |
| StocktonCalifornia | $170.80 | $87.71 |
| VallejoCalifornia | $194.69 | $94.76 |
| VisaliaCalifornia | $170.80 | $87.71 |
| Yuba CityCalifornia | $170.80 | $87.71 |
| ColoradoColorado | $169.10 | $88.42 |
| ConnecticutConnecticut | $173.85 | $92.19 |
| DelawareDelaware | $162.08 | $87.17 |
| Fort LauderdaleFlorida | $170.60 | $93.80 |
| Rest Of FloridaFlorida | $162.89 | $90.40 |
| AtlantaGeorgia | $166.82 | $89.78 |
| Rest Of GeorgiaGeorgia | $154.44 | $86.81 |
| Hawaii, GuamHawaii | $174.12 | $87.91 |
| IowaIowa | $151.12 | $81.74 |
| IdahoIdaho | $152.14 | $82.38 |
| East St. LouisIllinois | $162.95 | $93.19 |
| Rest Of IllinoisIllinois | $159.10 | $89.88 |
| Suburban ChicagoIllinois | $172.13 | $94.27 |
| IndianaIndiana | $152.91 | $82.63 |
| KansasKansas | $150.79 | $82.25 |
| KentuckyKentucky | $152.21 | $84.80 |
| New OrleansLouisiana | $158.84 | $87.50 |
| Rest Of LouisianaLouisiana | $152.12 | $85.01 |
| Metropolitan BostonMassachusetts | $184.29 | $93.76 |
| Rest Of MassachusettsMassachusetts | $168.37 | $88.53 |
| Baltimore/Surr. CntysMaryland | $173.41 | $92.06 |
| Rest Of MarylandMaryland | $164.85 | $88.12 |
| Rest Of MaineMaine | $153.18 | $83.43 |
| Southern MaineMaine | $160.20 | $85.06 |
| DetroitMichigan | $165.05 | $91.88 |
| Rest Of MichiganMichigan | $156.06 | $86.83 |
| MinnesotaMinnesota | $161.56 | $83.55 |
| Metropolitan Kansas CityMissouri | $157.53 | $86.34 |
| Metropolitan St. LouisMissouri | $158.98 | $86.80 |
| Rest Of MissouriMissouri | $149.98 | $84.62 |
| MississippiMississippi | $148.23 | $82.95 |
| Montana**Montana | $163.65 | $87.83 |
| North CarolinaNorth Carolina | $154.58 | $83.84 |
| North Dakota**North Dakota | $159.50 | $83.68 |
| NebraskaNebraska | $151.77 | $81.78 |
| New HampshireNew Hampshire | $166.80 | $87.87 |
| Northern NjNew Jersey | $183.50 | $95.55 |
| Rest Of New JerseyNew Jersey | $175.70 | $92.90 |
| New MexicoNew Mexico | $156.95 | $87.42 |
| Nevada**Nevada | $162.59 | $86.70 |
| Nyc Suburbs/Long IslandNew York | $191.93 | $101.78 |
| Poughkpsie/N Nyc SuburbsNew York | $177.08 | $94.06 |
| QueensNew York | $188.34 | $98.72 |
| Rest Of New YorkNew York | $156.69 | $84.66 |
| OhioOhio | $155.21 | $85.98 |
| OklahomaOklahoma | $151.63 | $83.92 |
| PortlandOregon | $173.67 | $89.44 |
| Rest Of OregonOregon | $161.19 | $85.67 |
| Metropolitan PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | $170.09 | $91.16 |
| Rest Of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania | $155.25 | $85.65 |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | $164.64 | $87.98 |
| Rhode IslandRhode Island | $167.25 | $88.93 |
| South CarolinaSouth Carolina | $155.17 | $85.12 |
| South Dakota**South Dakota | $159.01 | $83.19 |
| TennesseeTennessee | $151.51 | $82.59 |
| UtahUtah | $157.08 | $85.81 |
| VirginiaVirginia | $159.94 | $85.41 |
| Virgin IslandsUnited States Virgin Islands | $164.64 | $87.98 |
| VermontVermont | $159.22 | $84.16 |
| Rest Of WashingtonWashington | $167.94 | $88.10 |
| Seattle (King Cnty)Washington | $187.54 | $94.50 |
| WisconsinWisconsin | $154.70 | $82.06 |
| West VirginiaWest Virginia | $153.87 | $87.98 |
| Wyoming**Wyoming | $161.84 | $86.02 |
62320 rates by state
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$146.46
$196.27
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| State / territory | Office rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $196.27 | 1 |
| AL | $148.39 | 1 |
| AR | $146.46 | 1 |
| AZ | $159.62 | 1 |
| CA | $170.80–$210.13 | 29 |
| CO | $169.10 | 1 |
| CT | $173.85 | 1 |
| DC | $185.05 | 1 |
| DE | $162.08 | 1 |
| FL | $162.89–$178.40 | 3 |
| GA | $154.44–$166.82 | 2 |
| GU | $174.12 | 1 |
| HI | $174.12 | 1 |
| IA | $151.12 | 1 |
| ID | $152.14 | 1 |
| IL | $159.10–$173.65 | 4 |
| IN | $152.91 | 1 |
| KS | $150.79 | 1 |
| KY | $152.21 | 1 |
| LA | $152.12–$158.84 | 2 |
| MA | $168.37–$184.29 | 2 |
| MD | $164.85–$185.05 | 3 |
| ME | $153.18–$160.20 | 2 |
| MI | $156.06–$165.05 | 2 |
| MN | $161.56 | 1 |
| MO | $149.98–$158.98 | 3 |
| MS | $148.23 | 1 |
| MT | $163.65 | 1 |
| NC | $154.58 | 1 |
| ND | $159.50 | 1 |
| NE | $151.77 | 1 |
| NH | $166.80 | 1 |
| NJ | $175.70–$183.50 | 2 |
| NM | $156.95 | 1 |
| NV | $162.59 | 1 |
| NY | $156.69–$191.93 | 5 |
| OH | $155.21 | 1 |
| OK | $151.63 | 1 |
| OR | $161.19–$173.67 | 2 |
| PA | $155.25–$170.09 | 2 |
| PR | $164.64 | 1 |
| RI | $167.25 | 1 |
| SC | $155.17 | 1 |
| SD | $159.01 | 1 |
| TN | $151.51 | 1 |
| TX | $154.36–$168.66 | 8 |
| UT | $157.08 | 1 |
| VA | $159.94–$185.05 | 2 |
| VI | $164.64 | 1 |
| VT | $159.22 | 1 |
| WA | $167.94–$187.54 | 2 |
| WI | $154.70 | 1 |
| WV | $153.87 | 1 |
| WY | $161.84 | 1 |
How the 62320 rate is calculated
Each of 62320’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 62320
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work1.76
1.76 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense2.93
2.93 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.21
0.21 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
4.9000
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$163.66
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
The exact Austin inputs and CMS source lines
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,964
- Code
- 62320
- Physician work
- 1.76
- Practice expense
- 2.93
- Malpractice
- 0.21
GPCI2026.csv
96
- Locality
- Austin
- Physician work
- 1.002
- Practice expense
- 1.058
- Malpractice
- 0.886
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.76 | × 1.002 | 1.7635 |
| Practice expense | 2.93 | × 1.058 | 3.0999 |
| Malpractice | 0.21 | × 0.886 | 0.1861 |
| Total RVUs | 5.0495 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office rate, Austin$168.66
Office: (1.76 × 1.002 + 2.93 × 1.058 + 0.21 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $168.66
Facility: (1.76 × 1.002 + 0.66 × 1.058 + 0.21 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $88.44
Payment rules and modifiers for 62320
The CMS indicators that decide how 62320 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 62320
Epidural injection
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 000 | Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 9 | The concept doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 1 | Not paid (statutory restriction). |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 51 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
62320 without 51 · national office
$163.66
Epidural injection
62320-51 · Second procedure: 50%
$81.83
When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).
How 62320 has changed in Austin
62320 · Office / nonfacility
$168.66
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is $11.35 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $157.31 to $168.66 (7.2%).
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.
What changed, release by release
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
$157.31changed to$168.66
- Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
- Work RVU 1.80 changed to 1.76
- Practice expense RVU 2.71 changed to 2.93
- Malpractice RVU 0.25 changed to 0.21
- Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
- Practice expense GPCI 1.046 changed to 1.058
- Malpractice GPCI 0.914 changed to 0.886
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
Earliest loaded release: $157.31
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
Where the Austin rate applies
Austin is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 31 cities and communities in Texas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.
- 62320 in Austin · multiple payment areas
- 62320 in Barton Creek
- 62320 in Bee Cave
- 62320 in Briarcliff
- 62320 in Cedar Park · multiple payment areas
- 62320 in Creedmoor · multiple payment areas
- 62320 in Elgin · multiple payment areas
- 62320 in Garfield
62320 billing questions
When should 62321 be reported instead?
No. The service is reported without imaging guidance; use the corresponding image-guided code when imaging is used.
How does 62320 differ from a catheter infusion code?
62320 reports an injection, including placement needed to deliver it. A cervical or thoracic service using an indwelling catheter for continuous infusion or intermittent bolus is represented by 62324 without imaging or 62325 with imaging.
What documentation supports reporting 62320?
Document the cervical or thoracic site, interlaminar approach, substance injected, clinical purpose, and whether imaging guidance was used.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Medicare does not pay an assistant-at-surgery claim for 62320, and co-surgeon or team-surgery billing is not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027
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